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A. E. GOODBRHAM. AUTOMOBILE FRONT.

APPLIOATIDI rum) AUG. 13, 1907.

1,024,567. Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

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AUTOMOBILE-FRONT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Application filed August 13, 1907. Serial No. 388,298.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that; I, Annual l lowano Goon- ERHAM, of the city of Toronto. in the county of York and Prov-lure of Ontario. Canada. have invented certain new and useful lmprovenients in AutomobileFronts; and I hereby declare that the h'sllowing is a full, clear, and exact deseriptimi of the same.

It has been ascertained in the field of actual experience that the transparency of an automobile front is atleelod to a greater or less extent by rain and dust. and. that the reduction of the transmreney impairs the vision of the orrupants. and thus increases the ditlieult' and hazard of driving the. autom obi l e.

The present invention relates to an automobile t'ront, designed to protect. the occupants oi the autontoliile. from the weather, and rapahle ol' bring adjusted to provide them with an 1lnohstrurted line of vision under all eonditions ot w-mther and use; and it maxhe tlllsttlllltal as comprising a lower set-lion having its top edge below the line of vision. and an upper seetion, adjust able relatively to the lower section. and (X- tending t'roin the top edge of the latter to the top oi the antotnohilet ront and arranged to he selectively t'iositiourai y an adjustable supporting: means eonneoted to the autoinobile. as hereinafter set Forth and particularly pointed out in the appended elainis.

For a. full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the iollowin description and to the accompanying tli1W ings, in whit-l1- Figure l. is a front elevation of the automobile front with the, upper section thereof in the same vertical plane as the lower seetion. Fig. :2 is a side elevation of the automobile front: shorting the same parts in the same position in Fig. 1. Fig. is a side elevation of the automobile front with the upper section positioned to proteet the ovenpants of the autoniohilo from the weather, and to provide them with an unobstructed line of vision. Fig. l is a. side elevation of the automobile front showing the upper section lowered and'loelted agliiitst the outer surface of the lower section. Fig. 4 is a. side elevation of the automobile front showing the course of the upper sretion. as it moves from its position in Fig. 3, to its position in Fig. 4-. Fig. 5, is a view of the supporting frame by which the upper section of the automobile front is adjusted to the lower section, and Fig. 6, is a. detail of a portion of the supporting frame, and the slidable sleeve employed to brace the several members of the oft ppull ing frame shown in Fig.

Lihe ehararters of ret'erenre refer to like parts througl'tout the speeitieation and drawings.

'll antomohile front has been shown in the drawings as attached to an automobile, but it. may he built either as, an integral, or a separate part of the automobile. and th following deseription will therefore be con fined, as tar as possible to the automobile front. itself with ut regard to the means of attaehn'tent to the automobile.

The automobile front consists of a lower sash a, glazed with a transparent; pane 5, extending to the top edge thereof and an upper sash a, glazed with a. pane d, extending from the top edge of the lower sash a to the top of the automobile front. The top edge of the lower sash a, when the automobile front is fitted to the automobile, is located below the line of vision of the oeeupants. and the upper sash 0 extends above the line of vision and is provided at or near its: upper edge with trunnions e, revolubly mounted in the upper sections f, of the side bars oi" the supporting frame, so that it can be moved into the same vertieal plane as the lower sash a. when it is desired to maintain the parts of the automobile front in the position shown in Fig. 2. or moved into a.

-plane at an inelination thereto, when it is desired to maintain them in the position shown in Fig. 3.

\Yheu the upper sash (r. is moved into the inelined position shown in Fig. 3. an opening is presented between the top edge of the lower sash u. and the lmll'mn edge of the up per sash r, to provide an nnohstrueted line of vision fortheoiwupants. ln eold weather the upper sash (nanny. if desired. he moved into the same vertiral plane as the lower sash 0, shown in Fig. l, and in wet weather, and when trai' ling over dusty roads the upper sash a. ran be opened into the inclined position shown in Fig. 3, i. e. projectingoutwardly from the autmnobile front toward the "front of the engine hood g. The inclination of the upper sash (r, is regulated to the direction of the falling rain, so that the latter will be prevented from entering the opening between the upper and lower sashes presented for the line of vision, that is, if the rain is falling in a nearly vertical position, the upper sash can be opened to its maximum extent, but it the rain is driven by the wind and approximately in a horizontal direction, the upper sash must. necessarily be positioned so as to present a minimum opening between itself and the lower sash, as otherwise the rain could enter the automobile, to the discom fort of the occupants. By this means the presence of the rain or dust on the panes of the upper and lower sashes need not obstruct the View of the occupants of the automobile.

The upper sections f of the supporting frame are connected by double jointed hinge members it, to the lower sections j, and the lower sections 7' are connected to some convenient part of the automobile structure. Slidable on the supporting frame, are bracing sleeves is, arranged, when the parts of the supporting frame are in the position shown in l igs. 1, 2 and 3, to inclose the hinge members 11, and engage the upper parts of the lower sections and the lower parts of the upper sections f to rigidly hold them alined, so that the supporting frame can maintain the upper sash c, in the same vertical plane as the lower sash a as shown in Figs. 1 and-2, or with the assistance of the braces p maintain the upper sash at an inclination to its vertical plane as shown in Fig. 3. The length of the bracing sleeves is, is less than the length of the upper sections I, so that they canbe moved on the upper sections clear of the hinge members to permit of the hinge members being bent and the upper sections f folded against the lower sections j, as shown in Fig. 4.

To maintain the upper sash c in its adjusted position, stay rods Z, are connected to the lower sections of the supporting frame, and to so me convenient part of the automobile structure, and slidable' on the stay rods Z, are brackets m, provided with set screws 0. Pivoted to the brackets m and to the upper sash c, are braces p which by the adjustment of the brackets m, rigidly hold the upper sash in any of its adjusted po sitions as shown in Figs. 2, 3 or 4. The upper sash o is provided with stops 7 which when the upper sash o is in the position shown in Fig. 1, engage the sides of the lower sash a and prevent the inward ,movement of the upper sash 0 beyond the vertical plane of the automobile front. \Vhen the upper sash c is positioned as Shown in Fig. 1, the brackets m, are moved on the stay rods Z, until the braces 50, press the stops 7 tightly into contact with the lower sash anil hold them rigidly in contact therewith. hea the upper sash is in the position shown in Fig. I}, the brackets 'm. are N)- sitioned on the stay rods 1, so that the latter will hold the upper sash c securely at its inclination to the vertical plane of the automobile front. When the upper sash c is to be positioned shown in Fig. 4, that is, against the outer surface of the lower sash a, the set screws 0 are released to permit the brackets in to move freely on the stay rods I, from the position shown in Fig. 3, to that shown in Fig. l and finally to the position shown in Fig. 4, as they follow the movement of the braces 7), and the upper sash 0 caused by the circular movement of the upper sections f of the supporting frame from the hinge members it as their centers. The lower sash a is provided with locking screws 7*, to engage with the upper sash c and lock it in the position shown in Fig. 4.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is '1. An automobile front comprising a lower member, an upper member arranged to be moved into the same vertical plane as the lower member, or into a plane at an in (-lination thereto, so as to present an opening between the top edge of the lower member and the bottoin edge of the upper member, foldable means for pivotally supporting, and other means for holding, the upper member in its adjusted position, said last mentioned means consistlng of sta rods, brackets slidable on the stay rods, an braces pivotally connected to the brackets and upper u'iemberr 2. A11 automobile front comprising a lower sash, a supporting frame consisting of two lower sections, two upper sections, hinge members connecting the lower sections to the upper sections, and bracing sleeves slidable on the supporting t'rame inrlosing the hinge members and engaging the lower and upper sections to hold them rigidly alined, an upper sash pivot ally connected to the supporting frame, and arranged to be moved into the same vertical plane the lower sash, or into a plane at. an angle to the vertical plane, so as to present an opening between the top edge of the lower sash and the bottom edge or the upper sash, stay rods comm-led to the ower sections of the supporting t'raiue, brackets slidable on the stay rods, and braces pivotally connected to the brackets and to the upper sash.

3. An automobile front. comprising a lower sash, a supporting frame consisting of two lower sections, two upper sections, hinge members connecting the lower sections to the upper sections, and bracing sleeves slidable on the supporting frame inelesing the hinge members and engaging the lower and upper sections to hold them rigidly alined, an upper sash pivotally connected to the upper sections of the supporting frame and arranged to be moved into the same vertical plane as the lower sash, or into a plane at an angle to the vertical plane, so as to present an opening between the top edge of the lower sash, and the bottom edge of the upper sash, or into aplane parallel with the vertical plane, stay rods connected to the lower sections of the supporting frame, brackets slidable on the stay rods, braces pivotally connected to the brackets and to the upper sash, and stops connected to the upper sash to engage the lower sash when in the same vertical plane as the latter. 4. An automobile front comprising a lower sash, a supporting frame consisting of two lower sections, two upper sections, hinge members connecting the lower sections to the upper sections, and bracing sleeves slidnble on the supporting frame inclosing the hinge members and engaging the lower and upper sections to holdthem rigidly alined, an upper sash pivotally connected to the upper sections of the supporting frame and arranged to be moved into the same vertical plane as the lower sash, or into a plane at an angle to the vertical plane, so as to present an opening between the top edge of the lower sash and the bottom edge of the upper sash, or into a plane parallel ith the vertical plane, stay rods connected to the lower sections of the supporting frame, brackets slidable on the stay rods, braces pivotally connected to the brackets and to the upper sash, stops connected to the upper sash to engage the lower sash when in the same vertical plane the latter, and locking means to fasten the upper sash to the lower sash when the former is lowered into a parallel plane against the latter.

Toronto, July 13th, 1907.

ALBERT E. GOODERHAM. Signed in the presence of- (inanoon,

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